Michelle Seymour

Seymour at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart

Michelle Karen Seymour (born 21 December 1965) is a former New Zealand sprinter who represented her country at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Seymour held the New Zealand national record for the women's 100 metres between 1993 and 2021.

In 1993, Seymour was named Māori Sportswoman of the Year.[1] In 2018, she was inducted into the Paraparaumu College Hall of Fame.

Personal bests

Distance Time Place Date Relay team
100 m 11.32 Melbourne 25 February 1993
200 m 23.58 Portland August 1994
400 m 53.66 Wellington March 1993
4 × 100 m Relay 43.36 London 11 September 1994 M Dunstan, C Freeman, M Gainsford, M Seymour

New Zealand national titles

Distance Year (time)
100 m 1991 (12.01), 1992 (11.73), 1993 (11.58), 1994 (11.42)
200 m 1991 (23.85), 1992 (24.09), 1993 (23.90), 1994 (23.68)
400 m 1993 (53.66)

New Zealand secondary school titles

Distance Year
100 m 1981
200 m 1981

Representation

Year Competition Place Event Representation
1989 World Cup Barcelona 4 × 100 m relay squad Oceania
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m relay New Zealand[2]
1991 World Championships Tokyo 100 m New Zealand
1992 World Cup Havana 4 × 100 m relay Oceania
1993 World Championships Stuttgart 100 m New Zealand
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, BC 100m, 200m New Zealand[2]
1994 World Cup London 4 × 100 m Relay (3rd), 100 m reserve Oceania

References

  1. ^ "1993 Māori Sports Awards". Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website". Retrieved 1 June 2019.


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